Due to Waitangi taking place this Monday, 6th of February, our regular training at Chilton St James will not be taking place. Classes will resume as normal from Wednesday the 8th of February.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding this change to our regular training schedule, please reach out to us.
Entries for Trefoil Competition 2023 are now open for Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th of February
Trefoil is a ranked event in 2023.
To enter the competition and view the competition information, please use the following Google Form link:
If anything changes closer to the event, a post will be made to the VUWSC Facebook page and an update to appropriate places.
Please stay home if you are not well.
Hand sanitizer will be provided.
Entries are due by Thursday 16 Feburary. Any entries received after that may incur a late fee.
If you have any questions, please email; trefoil@pistingaround.com
Main gym, Victoria University Recreation Centre, Kelburn Parade, Wellington
JACKET & PLASTRON: Combined 1150N (350N jacket, 800N Plastron)
BREECHES: 350N
MASK: 350N
GLOVE: Sabre 800N / Foil & Epee 350N
WEAPONS: Sabre S200 / Foil & Epee FIE
Need to borrow gear? Please fill out the below form ASAP!
| Event | Registration | Start Time |
|---|---|---|
| Foil | Sat, 18th Feb – 1.00pm | Sat, 18th Feb – 1.30pm |
| Epee | Sun, 19th Feb – 9.15am | Sun, 19th Feb – 9.45am |
| Sabre | Sun, 19th Feb – 1.00pm | Sun, 19th Feb – 1.30pm |
$30.00 for one weapon
$40.00 for two or more weapons
Fencers can register but do not need to pay until the day. Payments on the day must be in cash.
For those who have been fencing with us for a while or are new to the club, it is time to re-register with us for 2023.
Please note the changes to the fee structure for this year. All term memberships have increased by $10 this year and annual memberships have increased by $40 this year.
Just as a reminder, we have a number of changes regarding venues and times this term. Please check out the website for more details if you haven’t already.
Remember to check out where and when fencing takes place this term as session times and locations have changed.
We are pleased to announce that Hutt Valley Fencing Club will be running an In House Foil competition on the 10th of December. This will take place instead of our normal Saturday morning training.
There is no additional charge to compete in this competition. We will be running from St Bernard’s at the end of Anderson Grove as Normal as well. Please take of the note of the timetable below:
9.00am – 9.30am – Warm up and registration
9.30am- 12.00pm – Fencing commences
12.00pm – 12.30pm – Prize giving
12.30pm – 1.00pm – Kit down/Pack down
If you intend on competing or refereeing, please fill out the below form.
Please take note that our last week of Fencing for our Monday and Thursday class is this week.
PLEASE ENSURE THAT ALL LOANED GEAR IS EITHER RETURNED THIS THURSDAY TEH 1ST OF DECEMBER OR AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE FENCING COMPETITION TAKING PLACE ON THE 10TH OF DECEMBER.
Our Saturday class will be running on the 3rd and the 10th of December with some changes. We have noted these changes below:
We will be running a grading session this weekend session for those who have been fencing with us for a term or longer. Fencers who achieve their level 1 grading will be present with their recognition at the conclusion of the following Saturday session.
For our Under 11s, this class will be running at our normal time of 11am – 12pm with optional free fencing until 12.30pm.
For our intermediate fencers, the class will be running 11am – 12.30pm as normal.
We will be running an in house fencing competition for our regular Saturday attendees between 9am and 1pm. We will be catering this competition to our under 9s, under 11s and 13 and older fencers.
For our senior fencers, we are in need of some desperate help to be able to facilitate this competition. We require numerous referees to ensure that we are able to run this competition and have it completed in a timely manner. If you are able to assist, please let us know ASAP by filling out the form via the button below.
To enter this competition or to volunteer to referee, please click the button below and fill out the form.
